Dell Sets July 18 for Buyout Vote

Dell Inc. set a July 18 vote on its $24.4 billion attempted buyout, setting up a formal fight over the controversial deal.

Dell on Friday filed a final version of a document with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission laying out the board's rationale for approving a sale to founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners. The filing starts the clock on an election effort likely to include barbs reminiscent of...